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Every book we publish, from every world: the complete translations, single-volume editions, and small books that each follow one thread of a great story. 8 titles so far, with forty to fifty planned over the next few years.

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The Definitive Shahnameh

The ShahnamehAbout this series →

The first complete English translation of the Shahnameh in rhyming verse, in three volumes, from the creation of the world to the fall of the Sasanian empire.

Cover of The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: Volume OneThe Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: Volume OneThe world begins, a tyrant falls, and the heroes are born.Available soonCover of The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: Volume TwoThe Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: Volume TwoHeroes fall, kings disappear, and the heroic age comes to an end.Coming soonCover of The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: Volume ThreeThe Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: Volume ThreeKings rise, an empire flowers, and the long story of Iran comes to its end.Coming soon

The Abridged Edition

The Shahnameh

The whole Shahnameh in a single volume.

Cover of The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: An Abridged EditionThe Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: An Abridged EditionThe whole Shahnameh, from the first king to the last.Available soon

Gift Books

The ShahnamehAbout this series →

Small hardcover books, each gathering one thread of the Shahnameh: its insults, its courtships, its banners and its machines.

Cover of The Best Insults in the ShahnamehThe Best Insults in the ShahnamehA thousand years of trash talk.Available for the holidaysCover of Pickup Lines of the ShahnamehPickup Lines of the ShahnamehA thousand years of smooth talk.Coming soonCover of Heraldry of the ShahnamehHeraldry of the ShahnamehKnow your enemy by his banner.Coming soonCover of Steampunk ShahnamehSteampunk ShahnamehSteampunk, a thousand years early.Coming soon

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